Press Releases
Jan 26, 2011
COLUMBUS – Challenged to stand up for taxpayers and transparency, Ohio's new Auditor of State, David Yost, today took the opposite path. "Incredibly, the new Auditor of State defended a bill that attempts to strip his office from the standard process of required regular audits of the economic development operations of the state of Ohio,” [...]
Jan 25, 2011
COLUMBUS – Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said he wouldn’t wish Mike DeWine’s health insurance plan for injured Ohioans upon his worst enemies. Shortly after taking office as attorney general, DeWine announced he would join a lawsuit to overturn Pres. Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act that extends health insurance coverage to children, the elderly [...]
Jan 25, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The state's new nonprofit JobsOhio panel aimed at spurring economic development would operate in private, according to language of a bill released today. The nonprofit corporation's "board of directors" or "any committee thereof" or "any subsidiary" would be exempt from Ohio's open records law, under the bill, known as House Bill 1. [...]
Jan 25, 2011
COLUMBUS – Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern and David Pepper, former candidate for State Auditor, said Tuesday that the State Auditor should not be barred from examining John Kasich’s privatized Ohio Department of Development. “State Auditor David Yost assured voters he would serve independently, and stand up for accountability and transparency in government regardless [...]
Jan 16, 2011
COLUMBUS – Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern issued the following statement as Ohioans prepare to mark the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "We mourn the passing but celebrate the historic life of Dr. King," Chairman Redfern said. Across the state, Democrats are holding events to commemorate the life of Dr. King. "On [...]
Dec 22, 2010
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern issued the following statement calling out Senate Republicans for their callous excuses for rejecting seventy-eight of Governor Strickland’s appointees. In particular, he pointed to Nicole DeFreitas of Port Clinton, who was appointed to serve on Terra Community College’s Board of Trustees: “Yesterday, the Ohio Senate rejected [...]
Dec 17, 2010
COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio Democratic Party challenged incoming Lt. Governor Mary Taylor and incoming Secretary of State Jon Husted to follow the lead of Attorney General-elect Mike DeWine by being forthcoming about their intentions for 2012. Taylor and Husted, who haven’t even taken the offices to which they were elected in November, have not [...]
Dec 16, 2010
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern issued the following statement in response to Gov.-elect John Kasich’s continued war on transparency: “Before his hand has even touched the Bible, John Kasich has repeatedly turned back the clock on transparency,” Redfern said. “His disdain for open government should be a cause of concern for [...]
Dec 14, 2010
COLUMBUS – Today, the Ohio Democratic Party responded to Mary Taylor’s comments that she has “not ruled out” a run for U.S. Senate in 2012. Her comments come before she takes office as Ohio’s next Lt. Governor. “It’s not surprising that Mary Taylor hasn’t even taken office yet and is already entertaining speculation that she [...]
Dec 13, 2010
COLUMBUS – Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern issued the following statement in response to Gov.-elect John Kasich’s announced plans to dismantle collective bargaining for public sector unions: “By attacking collective bargaining, Gov.-elect Kasich wants to turn back the clock twenty-five years on working people in Ohio. His plans are devastating to the hardworking [...]
